Improvement in bed-bottoms



C M1.. and@ CORNELIUS VANDEUSEN.

Improvemenf` in Bed Bottoms. N0.. 119,727, Patented Oct. 10,1871.

UNITED STATES PATENT (DFFIGEo CORNELIUS VAN DEUSEN, OF OLARKSVILLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BED-BOTTOIVI'S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,727, dated October 10, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS VAN DEUsEN, of Clarksville, in the county of Albany and State oi' New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Spring-Bed Bottoms, 0f which the following is at'ull, clear, and exact description z My invention relates to that class of bed-bot toms in which the slats have an elastic bearing. rlhe object of my invention is to prevent the elastic webbing being cut or injured by the staples and to keep it from becoming rust-eaten; and the improvement consists in separating the webbing from the staples by iuterposing strips of leather or other suitable material.

Figure l oi' the accompanying drawing represents a plan or top view of my improved bedbottom, and Fig. 2 a View of the under side.

A A are cross-pieces, to which elastic webbing B B is secured by means of staples a, which embrace the webbing, pass through the cross-piece, and clinch on the upper side. Strips of leather, b, are interposed between the staples and webbing, to prevent the staples weakening or diminishing the strength of the webbing, and also to prevent rust from the staples coming in contact with the webbing, and thereby make it more 4durable than though they were allowed to come in contact, as has been done heretofore. The slats O are notched and rounded somewhat where they bear upon the webbing, and may easily be turned bottoni side up when they become too much warped or bent downward. The bed-bottom may be kept in its proper position in relation to a bedstead-irame by allowing the ends of the cross pieces to rest upon suitable brackets secured to the side pieces of the bedstead, or in any other well-known way.

1 am aware that spring bed-bottoms are old, and do not broadly claim such device; but

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination ofthe cross pieces A A, elastic webbing B B, strips b, staples a, and slats C, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

ALEXANDER CLAPP. (35) 

